“He was on his way to Rome, where he was hoping to visit the Pope”
Monika Treutler
She added that the man, who has not been named, realised something was wrong when he could not see any of the landmarks he was expecting.
The Italian-born motorist might have been confused by the fact that Rome is written Roma in Italian and Rom in German.
Police said that the car had come to a halt after hitting the sign but did not appear to be seriously damaged.
An ambulance was called to check on the pensioner.
Sat-navs aren’t always a curse though. last week a Manchester woman was able to use GPS data from her phone to end a terrifying kidnap ordeal after she was abducted by a man who believed she owed him a television.
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